text_original: They were years when France was at peace with England and had little interest in Scottish affairs ; so Queen Margaret might quarrel with her husband at leisure, while the Scottish lords distributed themselves between the two parties as suited them best.
text_transcription: THEY WERE YEARS WHEN FRANCE WAS AT PEACE WITH ENGLAND AND HAD LITTLE INTEREST IN SCOTTISH AFFAIRS SO QUEEN MARGARET MIGHT QUARREL WITH HER HUSBAND AT LEISURE WHILE THE SCOTTISH LORDS DISTRIBUTED THEMSELVES BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES AS SUITED THEM BEST
phonemes: ðeɪ wɜː jˈɪɹz wɛn fɹˈæns wʌz æt pˈiːs wɪð ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd hæd lˈɪɾəl ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn skˈɑːɾɪʃ ɐfˈɛɹz ; sˌoʊ kwˈiːn mˈɑːɹɡɹət mˌaɪt kwˈɔːɹəl wɪð hɜː hˈʌsbənd æt lˈiːʒɚ, wˌaɪl ðə skˈɑːɾɪʃ lˈɔːɹdz dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːɾᵻd ðɛmsˈɛlvz bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈuː pˈɑːɹɾiz æz sˈuːɾᵻd ðˌɛm bˈɛst.